MELILOT

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'Melilot' (''Melilotus''), also known as 'Sweet Clover', is a genus in the family Fabaceae. Members are known as common grassland plants and as weeds of cultivated ground. Originally from Europe and Asia, it is now found worldwide.
''Melilotus'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including case-bearers of the genus ''Coleophora'' including ''C. frischella'' and ''C. trifolii''.
Blue Melilot (''Trigonella caerulea'') is not a member of the genus, despite the name.

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Species

Species

''Melilotus albus''

''Melilotus altissimus''

''Melilotus dentatus''

''Melilotus elegans''

''Melilotus hirsutus''

''Melilotus indicus''

''Melilotus infestus''

''Melilotus italicus''

''Melilotus macrocarpus''

''Melilotus messanensis''

''Melilotus neapolitanus''

''Melilotus officinalis''

''Melilotus polonicus''

''Melilotus segetalis''

''Melilotus serratifolius''

''Melilotus speciosus''

''Melilotus suaveolens''

''Melilotus sulcatus''

''Melilotus tauricus''

''Melilotus wolgicus''
Ref: ILDIS as of November 2005